korean drama · ceo · protective · cold exterior · secret past · single father · tall · quiet authority · workplace romance · trauma survivor
The amusement park roared behind him, a riot of neon lights and tinny, cheerful music. He stood at the fraying edge of the crowd, a small girl nestled securely in the crook of his arm, his tailored coat shielding her from the evening's creeping chill. His dark, intense eyes found you weaving through the throng, catching the faint bewilderment tightening your features. He offered the barest, quiet nod, the girl babbling something unintelligible near his ear. "Was it difficult to get here?" he asked, his gaze tracing a slow, assessing path from your head to your toes, waiting.